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Examining the Role of Self-Disclosure and Connectedness in the Process of Instructional Dissent: A Test of the Instructional Beliefs Model
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Johnson, Zac D.; LaBelle, Sara – Communication Education, 2015
The current study examined the relationship between student-to-student communicative behaviors and communication outcomes in the college classroom. The instructional beliefs model was used to examine student self-disclosures, student perceptions of connectedness, and student enactment of instructional dissent. Students (N = 351) completed…
Descriptors: Self Disclosure (Individuals), College Students, Peer Relationship, Interpersonal Communication
Socio-Economic Status, Parenting Practices and Early Learning at French Kindergartens
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Tazouti, Youssef; Jarlégan, Annette – International Journal of Early Years Education, 2014
The present research tests the hypothesis that parental values and educational practices are intermediary variables between the socio-economic status (SES) of families and early learning in children. Our empirical study was based on 299 parents with children in their final year at eight French kindergartens. We constructed an explanatory…
Descriptors: Hypothesis Testing, Parenting Styles, Child Rearing, Kindergarten
Parental Beliefs Concerning Development and Education, Family Educational Practices and Children's Intellectual and Academic Performances
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Tazouti, Youssef; Malarde, Amelie; Michea, Aurelie – European Journal of Psychology of Education, 2010
The present study examines the relationships between parental beliefs relating to development and education, parenting practices, and the intellectual and academic performances of children. Data were collected for 128 families with a child in the second or third year of primary school. Investigations of the factors affecting the children's…
Descriptors: Models, Academic Achievement, Parenting Styles, Child Rearing
Improving the Capacity of School System Leaders and Teachers to Design Productive Learning Environments
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Sheppard, Bruce; Dibbon, David – Leadership and Policy in Schools, 2011
In this article we report on the results of an innovative research partnership with the largest school district in one Canadian province where we are exploring how educational leadership practices and the factors that influence these practices interact to impact student learning. This article makes a clear connection between leadership and student…
Descriptors: Path Analysis, Maximum Likelihood Statistics, Instructional Leadership, Educational Practices
A Short-Term Longitudinal Study of the Relationship between Motivation to Read and Reading Fluency Skill in Second Grade
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Quirk, Matthew; Schwanenflugel, Paula J.; Webb, Mi-young – Journal of Literacy Research, 2009
This short-term longitudinal study investigated the relationships between students' reading self-concept, goals for reading, and reading fluency skill over the course of the second grade year. Second-grade children (N = 185) were administered the Test of Word Reading Efficiency, the second-grade Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills,…
Descriptors: Reading Fluency, Reading Achievement, Educational Practices, Path Analysis